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ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE'S VIEW SERIES 3: PART 1:  THERE IS A SPECIAL RING IN HELL FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF ADVOCATE (& YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)

ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 3: PART 1: THERE IS A SPECIAL RING IN HELL FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF ADVOCATE (& YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)

April 26, 2018 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Witness statements, Written advocacy

I had no plans for a further series on judge’s advice advocacy. However my hand was forced. I had to share the talk given by Lord Justice Irwin given to the Professional Negligence Bar Association on the 17th April. It…

VULNERABLE WITNESSES IN THE CIVIL COURTS:  EXISTING GUIDANCE AND THE IICSA RECOMMENDATIONS

VULNERABLE WITNESSES IN THE CIVIL COURTS: EXISTING GUIDANCE AND THE IICSA RECOMMENDATIONS

April 26, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Advocacy, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure

The criminal and family courts have developed sophisticated methods for dealing with vulnerable witnesses.  There is relatively little guidance in the civil courts. This was an issue noted yesterday in the interim report of Independent Inquiry Child Sex Abuse. Here…

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